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Yuan Chen1, Fang Ma1, Nicholas S Jones2
1Department of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA.
Abstract:
Fenebrutinib is a CYP3A substrate and time-dependent inhibitor, as well as a BCRP and OATP1B transporter inhibitor in vitro. Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling strategies with the ultimate goal of understanding complex drug-drug interactions (DDIs) and proposing doses for untested scenarios were developed. The consistency in the results of two independent approaches, PBPK simulation and endogenous biomarker measurement, supported that the observed transporter DDI is primarily due to fenebrutinib inhibition of intestinal BCRP, rather than hepatic OATP1B. A mechanistic-absorption model accounting for the effects of excipient complexation with fenebrutinib was used to rationalize the unexpected observation of itraconazole-fenebrutinib DDI (maximum plasma concentration (Cmax ) decreased, and area under the curve (AUC) increased). The totality of the evidence from sensitivity analysis and clinical and nonclinical data suggested that fenebrutinib is likely a sensitive CYP3A substrate. This advanced PBPK application allowed the use of model-informed approach to facilitate the development of concomitant medication recommendations for fenebrutinib without requiring additional clinical DDI studies.
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